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June 28, 2010
Principal Chief runoff election candidates debate on Osage issues
Red Eagle and Tall Chief answer questions about their prospective administrations, budgets and the reservation status case
March 24, 2010
Questionnaire in health debit card applications causes controversy
Osages encouraged to fill out ‘what applies to them’ in questionnaire to receive debit card
February 15, 2010
Chief Gray’s Town Hall Series has some principal chief candidates calling foul

Principal Chief Candidates for the June election say Gray is getting an unfair advantage if running for re-election

Some candidates for the Principal Chief race for the June 7 elections were surprised when current Principal Chief Jim Gray announced a Town Hall Series to promote the progress of the Nation in terms of the 25-year Strategic Plan.

February 13, 2010
Health Benefit Card applications to be mailed out next week

Chief’s Office says the agreement has been reviewed and signed

Osages don’t have to wait any longer. The Health Benefit Card applications for the $500 debit card will be mailed out next week.

“I am happy to report that the applications for the Osage Nation Limited Health Benefit Plan have been finalized and sent to the printer, and all the agreements submitted for our review have been signed,” said Matt McDonald, Executive Branch legal counsel. “We anticipate that the applications will be mailed out some time next week.”

January 13, 2010
Osage budgets pass Friday at $23.9 million for the 2010 fiscal year

Congresswoman Faren Anderson: ‘This year you have to make choices for the program together.’ Osage Nation Language program budget reduced

After three-and-a-half months of back and forth between the Osage Nation Congress and the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, the 2010 fiscal year budgets were passed and signed into law on Friday at $23.9 million.

“I’m just relieved that the budgets got passed,” said Chief Jim Gray at an all employees meeting at the Wah Zha Zhi Cultural Center Tuesday. “I also want to apologize to all of you. To be caught up in a political tug-of-war between the Executive and Congress was totally unfair to you. I never intended to involve you in this.”

September 10, 2009
Students must take extra steps to receive full amount of scholarships

Congress to pass resolution to encourage the education department and the Executive Branch to give full amount of scholarships without delay.

September 4, 2009
As school begins Osage students get unpleasant surprise when scholarships from the Nation don’t arrive in full

All students who received Osage scholarship promised $3,500 per semester

August 14, 2009
Election Board appointees getting to work

Dr. Joe Conner and Martha Spotted Bear replace Judy Neff and Judy Wilson

The Osage Nation Election Board appointees have met twice since being appointed July 13 and are getting familiar with the Nation’s election laws and hammering out qualifications they will look for in an election supervisor.

July 14, 2009
First meeting discussing Osage campus master plan ‘the beginning of the beginning’

Read Osage tribal members suggestions for a new Osage campus in Pawhuska

Enthusiastic ideas for a new “forward-thinking” Osage Nation campus were discussed at the first planning meeting hosted by representatives from the Seattle-based architectural firm CollinsWoerman.

“Tonight is the beginning of the beginning,” Tom Hudson said, an architect with CollinsWoerman, to a small audience at the Wahzhazhi Cultural Center July 9. “With this first meeting we need to identify what the ideas are and the opportunities.”